Bentley to Texans

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Linebacker Kevin Bentley, one of the Seahawks’ unrestricted free agents, has signed a three-year, $4 million contract with the Houston Texans.

Bentley was a valuable role player for the Seahawks the past three seasons, because of his ability to play all three linebacker spots and also his contributions on special teams.

But his agent had said that Bentley wanted a chance to become a starter, which would not have happened with the Seahawks because of the presence of Julian Peterson, Lofa Tatupu and Leroy Hill.

Whether Bentley will start for the Texans remains to be seen. Danny Clark, DeMeco Ryans and Morlon Greenwood were the starting linebackers last season. But the Texans did lose outside linebacker and special teams standout Charlie Anderson to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday.

Bentley becomes the second Seahawk to jump to another team. Kicker Josh Brown signed with the St. Louis Rams on Friday night.